Troublesome Reign of John, King of England

Charles R. Forker is Emeritus Professor of English at Indiana University, Bloomington

• IntroductionThe emergence of a genreAuthorship and dateSourcesThe playFrom The Troublesome Reign to Shakespeare's King JohnThe textThe Troublesome Reign of John, King of EnglandAppendix 1: Historical background including longer extracts from the sources Appendix 2: Unique matches of three consecutive words in The Troublesome Reign with comparable word strings in other plays by PeeleIndex

'Meticulously documented and annotated, Forker's edition is full of riches, and makes a notable addition to scholarship, not just on this play, but on the Elizabethan history play in general.'Paul Dean, English Studies, Vol. 94, No. 4'A welcome and much needed reconsideration . . . Forker's edition of The Troublesome Reign represents a landmark study on the play, on Peele, and on Queen's Men dramaturgy. It constitutes essential reading for any academic who is researching or teaching in these areas: either those already familiar with the play's past editions and critical history or those just beginning their study.'Karen Obere, Early Theatre, 16.1 (2013)